Risk Taking CEOs love to bet on almost anything for fun, to show that they are good at taking calculated risks. Some CEOs will literally say that they are "betting the future of their corporations" on some of their major decisions. CEOs get major kudos and bonuses when they produce …
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The Top 10 Ways to Shock and Awe Your Senior Managers
Let's face it, most of the things done in recruiting are relatively mundane, and as a result, they get little recognition or even acknowledgment by senior management. If you're tired and frustrated with your present situation in recruiting, it's time to step back and realize that, in the eyes of …
Read More »Upcoming Innovations in Recruiting
Rules That Drive Innovation If recruiting doesn't want to be the slowest car in a fast-moving train of innovation, it must adopt a series of "innovation rules" to live by. They include: Don't be complacent. Never be satisfied with the status quo, because any competitive advantage you might have will …
Read More »An Applicant’s Bill Of Rights Will Improve Your Acceptance Rates
Business Reasons for Improving the Applicant Experience There are several reasons why recruiting organizations should focus on improving the way that applicants are treated. Some of them include: Passive candidates demand quality treatment. They are used to it at their current job and they expect the same level of respect …
Read More »An Applicant’s Bill of Rights, Part 2
Additional Applicant's Rights In addition to the potential elements of an applicants Bill of Rights that I provided last week, this part includes: More examples of rights for possible inclusion in your own applicant's Bill of Rights A list of applicant responsibilities and your expectations for any applicant A sample …
Read More »Discouraging Low Quality Applicants Allows You To Focus on the Best
If a 14-year-old walked into a liquor store, for example, they would be told to leave. Someone driving up to a Ferrari showroom in a Bentley would be more likely to be served ahead of a potential customer riding up on an old bicycle. Banks routinely discourage customers with small …
Read More »U.S. Army Recruiting Needs Your Help!
After analyzing the U.S. Army's approach to recruiting, I have some suggestions for action steps that it could take to improve their efforts. Maybe the ideas presented below will trigger some ideas of your own. Certainly many of them could also be used to improve recruiting at your own organization. …
Read More »How Does Your Employee Referral Program Stack Up?
Lots of Questions While we have written on this topic extensively, sharing what best practices have been observed, documenting what concepts from other functions can be borrowed to drive a program, and highlighting the firms that for lack of a better phrase kick butt, we are aware that program managers …
Read More »Recruiting at Professional Events Is a Powerful but Underused Tool
Why Recruit at a Trade Fair or Professional Conference? Unlike a job fair, in which people decide to attend on their own, a trade fair or a conference is a gathering of the very best professionals in any industry, who all are sent by the company. Because they are sent …
Read More »Outside-the-Box Recruiting Using MySpace.com as a Recruiting Tool
Recruiting Outside the Box Takes Courage The only problem with the approach outlined here is that while nearly every recruiter on the planet says that they want to try outside-the-box tools, most recruiters are mundane, lack the courage to try new things, and are unwilling to invest the time it …
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